He showed he has the natural tools and the skills at his disposal to dominate the majority of centers in the NBA.

However, Hibbert could not sustain the production, as teams began to adjust. He recently went through a similar stretch this season following the All-Star break where his production nosedived.

When his career is over, people will view Roy Hibbert as:

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When his career is over, people will view Roy Hibbert as:

A star

26.5%

An above-average center

60.4%

An average center

10.9%

A role player

2.3%

Total votes: 396

As a player completing his fourth year in the NBA, it is time for Hibbert to adjust to those changes and assert himself. He will be 26 next season, which means if he does not start to show consistent improvement, the likelihood of him transcending what he is right now will be minimal.

In the current landscape of the NBA, teams that don't have two stars—or at least a very strong second option—will struggle to compete.

The Chicago Bulls have Derrick Rose as their unquestioned leader, but they also have Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng.

In fact, the only team that lacks two standout options that is currently in the Eastern Conference playoff picture is the Philadelphia 76ers, and they have been struggling for well over a month. With less than 10 games remaining, they may find themselves on the outside looking in when the playoffs start.

Those playoff games will be hotly contested. The spread-the-wealth formula has been good enough to win in the regular season, and it may prove good enough to even win a first-round series.

Yet if the Pacers' team goal is to "win as many games as possible," as Indianapolis Star reporter Mike Wells writes, then the team will need one member of the supporting cast to step up alongside Danny Granger.

He has flashed the ability. He has the look of someone who should star in the low post.